A.
Absences from duty are classified as "sick leave"
or "vacation" and are so noted on the time report.
B.
Each employee must notify his or her department of
any absence from duty. If not possible to do so in advance of the
working day, the report should be made by telephone as early as possible
on the day the employee will be absent.
A leave of absence without pay may be requested
by any employee, who shall submit in writing all facts bearing on
the request to his department head, who shall append his recommendations
and forward the request to the Borough Council. The Borough Council
shall consider each such case on its merits and without establishing
a precedent.
The attendance record of each employee shall
be carefully reviewed in connection with any evaluation, as well as
whenever a possible promotion is being considered.
[Amended 12-15-1959 by Ord. No. 1798; 2-2-1960 by Ord. No. 1800; 2-4-1975 by Ord. No. 2167-75]
All permanent employees shall be granted the
following annual leave for vacation purposes with pay:
A.
All departments except those covered by collective
bargaining agreements.
[Amended 9-1-1981 by Ord. No. 2302-81]
|
Years of Service
|
Vacation
(working days)
|
|---|---|
|
0 - 1
|
1 for each month of service
|
|
1 - 4
|
13
|
|
5 - 9
|
15
|
|
10 - 14
|
17
|
|
15 - 19
|
19
|
|
20 or more
|
22
|
B.
Departments heads.
|
Years of Service
|
Vacation
(working days)
|
|---|---|
|
0 - 1
|
1 for each month of service
|
|
1 - 4
|
16
|
|
5 - 9
|
18
|
|
10 - 14
|
20
|
|
20 or more
|
25
|
C.
Administrator.
|
Years of Service
|
Vacation
(working days)
|
|---|---|
|
0 - 1
|
1 for each month of service
|
|
1 or more
|
20
|
D.
Police Department.
[Amended 8-6-1991 by Ord. No. 2613-91; 4-23-2002 by Ord. No. 3004-02; 12-30-2022 by Ord. No. 3627-22]
|
Vacation
(working days)
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Years of Service
|
Deputy Chief/Captain
|
Chief
|
|
1 - 4
|
20
|
22
|
|
5 - 9
|
22
|
24
|
|
10 - 14
|
24
|
26
|
|
15 - 19
|
26
|
28
|
|
20 - 24
|
28
|
30
|
|
25 or more
|
34
|
36
|
E.
Personal leave.
(1)
Permanent employees; Police Chief, Deputy Chief, or
Police Captain.
[Amended 4-23-2002 by Ord. No. 3004-02; 12-30-2022 by Ord. No. 3627-22]
(a)
All permanent employees with more than one year of service shall be entitled to three personal days per year which shall be charged against accumulated sick leave, except as stated in § 70-22E(1)(b). Said personal days shall not accumulate from year to year.
(b)
If the Police Chief, Deputy Chief, or any Police Captain has more than 25 years of service, the three personal days per year granted in § 70-22E(1)(a) shall not be charged against accumulated sick leave. Said personal days shall not accumulate from year to year.
(2)
Employees must give their department head 24 hours'
notice of their intention to take a personal day and must receive
approval from the department head to do so.
(3)
An employee shall not be required to advise his superior
of the reason for the personal leave day.
(4)
Personal leave time shall be granted in units of not
less than four hours for each occasion.
When in any calendar year, the vacation or any
part thereof is not granted by reason of pressure of municipal business,
such vacation periods not granted shall accumulate and shall be granted
during the next succeeding year only.
[Added 12-20-1960 by Ord. No. 1819; amended 9-1-1981 by Ord. No. 2302-81; 7-24-2018 by Ord. No. 3469-18]
A.
In addition to the vacation periods contained in this article, all
Borough employees, upon regular retirement, or disability retirement,
shall be entitled to service payout for accumulated sick days as follows:
[Amended 10-11-2023 by Ord. No. 3670-23]
(1)
All employees governed by the collective bargaining agreement in effect at the time of retirement or by any individual agreement between the employee and the Borough, subject to the restrictions set forth in Subsection A(3) below.
(2)
All employees performing departmental management duties will be governed by the collective bargaining agreement of the Department Head Union in effect at the time of retirement or by any individual agreement between the employee and the Borough, subject to the restrictions set forth in Subsection A(3) below.
(3)
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-10.3 and N.J.S.A. 40A:9-10.4, all
employees shall be permitted, only upon retirement or disability retirement
(as defined by New Jersey law), a sum of money as established below.
Department heads hired after June 8, 2007, (implementation date of
N.J.S.A. 40A:9-10.3) and all employees (regardless of union affiliation)
hired after May 21, 2010, (implementation date of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-10.4)
shall receive no more than $15,000 in paid sick leave at the time
of retirement compensation for unused accumulated sick leave at the
time of retirement.
B.
Health plan for retirees.
(1)
All employees performing clerical and/or administrative duties will
be afforded health benefits upon retirement as set forth in the collective
bargaining agreement of the White Collar Union in effect at the time
of retirement or by any individual agreement between the employee
and the Borough.
(2)
All employees performing departmental management duties will be afforded
health benefits upon retirement as set forth in the collective bargaining
agreement of the Department Head Union in effect at the time of retirement
or by any individual agreement between the employee and the Borough.
(3)
Unless otherwise set forth in the respective collective bargaining
agreements with the White Collar and Department Head Unions or within
any individual agreement between the employee and the Borough, coverage
is restricted to the employee and the employee's spouse.
(4)
Unless otherwise set forth in the respective collective bargaining
agreements with the White Collar and Department Head Unions or within
any individual agreement between the employee and the Borough, all
such coverage to the employee and the employee's spouse shall terminate
when the employee reaches Medicare eligibility as determined by the
Social Security Administration.
(5)
Unless otherwise set forth in the respective collective bargaining
agreements with the White Collar and Department Head Unions or within
any individual agreement between the employee and the Borough, no
coverage will be provided where the employee or spouse has coverage
through another health plan, and the employee must certify annually
that said employee and/or spouse does not have coverage through another
health plan.
C.
The benefits provided by this section shall apply only to employees
retiring on or after November 1, 2018.
If an official holiday occurs during an employee's
authorized vacation, he will be entitled to an additional vacation
day in lieu of the holiday.
[Added 5-16-1961 by Ord. No. 1831]
In calculating an employee's years of service
for vacation purposes, each employee shall be given credit for a full
year of service for the current calendar year.
[Added 9-1-1981 by Ord. No. 2302-81]
All employees not covered by collective bargaining
agreements shall be entitled to a fully paid family dental plan covering
employees and their dependents effective on and after August 1, 1982.
The specific plan implemented will be at least equivalent to that
given to the organized bargaining units.
Department heads are responsible for so allocating
individual vacation days or weeks that the activities of the borough
will be carried on with a minimum of delay or inconvenience. Insofar
as is possible, the employee with the longest continuous service shall
have preference in the assignment of vacation periods.
As it is the policy of the borough that all
employees receive the maximum benefit from their vacation, not over
five days of vacation can be taken on the basis of one or two days
at a time, and then only with approval by the department head.
[Added 12-15-1959 by Ord. No. 1798; amended 5-16-1961 by Ord. No. 1831]
All department heads shall file in writing with
the Mayor and Council, on or before August 1 of each year, a vacation
schedule, as complete as possible, for the current year for all employees
in their departments. Thereafter, monthly reports shall be filed showing
the balance of the vacations and any necessary adjustments made in
the originally filed report.
Unless specifically authorized by the Borough
Council in advance, extra compensation shall not be allowed in lieu
of unused vacation, as it is desired that each employee take advantage
of the annual vacation period for health, rest, relaxation and pleasure.
A.
"Sick leave" is defined to mean absence from post
of duty of an employee because of illness, accident, exposure to contagious
disease, attendance upon a member of the employee's immediate family
seriously ill requiring the care or attendance of such employee or
absence caused by death in the immediate family of such employee.
A certificate of a reputable physician in attendance may be required
as sufficient proof of need of leave of absence of the employee or
the need of the employee's attendance upon a member of the employee's
immediate family. In case of leave of absence due to a contagious
disease, a certificate from the Department of Health shall be required.[1] In case of death in the family of the employee, any reasonable
proof required by the department head shall be sufficient.
B.
The department head may require an examination by
a physician, selected by him from a list of physicians approved by
the governing body for that purpose, or an employee being absent from
his post because of illness with respect to the need of a leave of
absence.
[Added 8-2-1960 by Ord. No. 1810]
C.
Every permanent employee in the certified service
of the municipality shall, in addition to his or her annual vacation
leave with pay, be granted sick leave as hereinbefore defined, with
pay of not more than one working day for every month of service during
the remainder of the first calendar year of service following permanent
appointment; 15 working days in any calendar year thereafter. If any
such employee required none or only a portion of such allowable sick
leave for any calendar year, the amount of such leave not taken shall
accumulate to his or her credit from year to year, and such employee
shall be entitled to such accumulated sick leave of absence with pay
if and when needed.
[Amended 5-6-1958 by Ord. No. 1741]
In case an employee is disabled, either through
injury or illness as a result of or arising from his employment, as
evidenced by the certificate of a responsible physician, he shall
be granted a period of 30 days' leave with full pay before the sick
leave hereinbefore specified shall begin. Such thirty-day initial
period shall be granted each time an employee is disabled. Should
further additional leave be necessary, because of accident or sickness
incurred in line of duty, the department head or municipal body or
commission directing the activities of such employee shall report
the same in writing to the Council, together with all pertinent facts,
and the Council may grant such additional leave up to a total of one
year. Upon receipt of such report in the Borough Clerk's office from
the said department head or municipal body or commission, the designated
certifying officer under the Public Employees Retirement System shall
forthwith inform said System of the same in the form and manner required
by it.
A.
Payments made to any employee while on sick leave
as compensation insurance shall be deducted from the amount to be
paid the employee by the borough during such time as he is carried
on the borough payroll.
B.
In all cases of sick leave, the employee shall submit
to examination by a physician appointed by the borough and, whenever
such physician shall report in writing that the employee is fit for
duty, such sick leave shall terminate.
C.
One-half of a work day shall be the smallest unit
to be considered in computing sick leave used.
D.
Sick leave cannot be allowed for ordinary dental care
nor for the services of an oculist for normal eye care, as such professional
services are readily available outside of normal working hours.
E.
Nothing herein contained shall be considered to be
in derogation of, or restrictive of, any statute now in effect limiting
the period during which municipal employees may be compensated for
leave on account of disability or of illness (such as N.J.S.A. 40:11-8
and 40:11-9) but these provisions are to be construed and administered
in conjunction therewith.
